Lac La Combe Fishing near Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec

• Overview

  Laurentides in Quebec is where Lac La Combe sits. The land about it is mixed forest. Surface area runs to about 8 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel sits 33 km from the bank. Beyond it, La Minerve at 39 km and Mont-Laurier at 41 km. Others close at hand: Lac de la Carpe 0.7 km, Lac Pluvial at about 1.1 km, Lac Grandin 1.5 km, Lac Bulte at about 2.4 km and Lac Goose 2.7 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lac La Combe

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Laurentides cover pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lac La Combe the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 18°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lac La Combe.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Lac de la Carpe, 0.7 km out. Check the current arrangement for Lac La Combe.